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09/06/2010 10:56:10 PM · #1 |
After getting a snapsnot comment on one of my current entries, I am looking for suggestions on how NOT to do a "snapshot" of a "skyscape". Is this just a fancy term for sunrise / sunset pictures? Are people going to be looking for shapes or textures? Color? B&W? I guess the voters will know what they like when they see it...
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09/06/2010 11:01:53 PM · #2 |
Take a peek here might help point you in the right direction!
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09/06/2010 11:06:13 PM · #3 |
| Google "Storm Clouds" and look at the images ... many good ones here. |
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09/06/2010 11:24:49 PM · #4 |
At what point does the landscape go from being a leading to a supporting role? That seems difficult to me.
Here are some images where the landscape is "supporting" rather than leading, in my opinion.
  
Agree? Disagree?
The 3rd one is the biggest stretch in my opinion, but I would argue that since the water is reflecting the sky, it is still supporting |
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09/07/2010 12:12:44 AM · #5 |
Personally, I'd consider all these to be skyscapes...
     
Your mileage may vary...
R.
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09/07/2010 12:16:00 AM · #6 |
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09/07/2010 05:35:23 AM · #7 |
| Really bummed about this one. The forecast says rain every day and night for the next week. Not just spot showers, full on rain for the whole week. And tomorrow's a new moon. I was going to try you know what for the first time, but obviously not in the rain. |
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09/07/2010 06:05:54 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by bohemka:
Really bummed about this one. The forecast says rain every day and night for the next week. Not just spot showers, full on rain for the whole week. And tomorrow's a new moon. I was going to try you know what for the first time, but obviously not in the rain. |
I don't know if that's a problem. It's so sunny here there isn't a cloud to be seen. How do you create interest out of that?
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09/07/2010 07:02:50 AM · #9 |
| Good point. If there's a break in the rain with good cloud definition, great, but I'm hesitant to point straight up into a shower. I do think, though, that this will get interesting. |
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09/07/2010 07:04:45 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
I don't know if that's a problem. It's so sunny here there isn't a cloud to be seen. How do you create interest out of that? |
Shoot at nautical twilight and get stars?
R.
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09/07/2010 08:04:55 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by bohemka:
Good point. If there's a break in the rain with good cloud definition, great, but I'm hesitant to point straight up into a shower. I do think, though, that this will get interesting. |
get a large umbrella and hold it over the camera, works for me everytime |
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09/07/2010 08:13:19 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by JulietNN:
Originally posted by bohemka:
Good point. If there's a break in the rain with good cloud definition, great, but I'm hesitant to point straight up into a shower. I do think, though, that this will get interesting. |
get a large umbrella and hold it over the camera, works for me everytime |
A method I've used in a pinch for rain shooting is to get a plastic bag from wherever (grocery bags are a good size and seemingly damn everywhere), cut a circle in it around the size of your lens diameter (no need to be exact here).
Now, thread the bag through your lens hood, and put it on the end of your lens such that it goes beyond the bayonet thread a bit. Attach lens hood and push the bag back over the lens and body. The plastic is thin enough that you can keep your shooting hand on the outside of the bag, which holds it down, and your zoom/focus hand inside to adjust things. Just remember if your lens extends to leave a bit of slack for the front to extend.
Is it as good as a raincover? No, but its free, available practically everywhere, and takes 5 seconds. |
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09/07/2010 09:57:54 AM · #13 |
I took a picture on the 6th at 4:55 before I even what the challenge was this week. It's strange to take a picture that satisfies the challenge before knowing what the challenge is.
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09/07/2010 10:26:53 AM · #14 |
When I first saw this challenge, I thought of this old shot of mine.
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09/07/2010 10:39:15 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by bohemka:
Really bummed about this one. The forecast says rain every day and night for the next week. Not just spot showers, full on rain for the whole week. And tomorrow's a new moon. I was going to try you know what for the first time, but obviously not in the rain. |
Travel.. It can't rain everywhere all the time, and the edge of storms are just about as good as it gets! |
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09/07/2010 10:44:36 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by Marc923:
When I first saw this challenge, I thought of this old shot of mine.
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GREAT SHOT!
And I thought of this shot of mine  which I enter in the July FS and received a comment that there was too much sky (for him) lol Guess it's too bad this was shot in July ;-) |
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09/07/2010 04:52:31 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by dtremain:
After getting a snapsnot comment on one of my current entries, I am looking for suggestions on how NOT to do a "snapshot" of a "skyscape". |
The snapshot comment is meaningless. Ignore it. This is going to be a Photoshop challenge anyway. |
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09/10/2010 12:24:19 AM · #18 |
| Curse work. The sky was awesome today ranging from layer upon layer of dark moody cumulo-nimbus clouds to bright white to a sunset where the clouds opposite the sun where a great shade of gold, all puffy and big. The good news is I already have my Skyscape entry, but today would have been awesome to have been out shooting. |
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09/10/2010 08:37:01 AM · #19 |
Hi .I think this challenge will generate high number of entrances..I would be really grateful if you think a shot like this would meet the challenge requirements ?
I love DPC and the current challenge forums are so helpful.
Thanks in advance
Jonny
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09/10/2010 08:38:13 AM · #20 |
Hi .I think this challenge will generate high number of entrances..I would be really grateful if you think a shot like this would meet the challenge requirements ?
I love DPC and the current challenge forums are so helpful.
Thanks in advance
Jonny
Really sorry to have reposted..just learnt how to upload thumb,
Message edited by author 2010-09-10 08:55:18. |
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09/11/2010 07:42:26 AM · #21 |
Looks good to me. The subject is reflected, so why not. People will give you the 50/50 judgement, but I like it.
I find this to be a very funny challenge. (In a good way.) I mean, we all have cool sky photos in our collections. We've all taken a great one. But this challenge isn't so much about us taking a great photo, it's about how kind mother nature's been to us on this exact week. And I can tell you she hasn't been kind to me. |
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09/11/2010 09:10:48 AM · #22 |
Praying for clouds! This is what the sky at my house has looked like all week:
Clear blue sky. Great for hanging out, terrible for photographing. |
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09/11/2010 10:15:12 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by retake:
Praying for clouds! This is what the sky at my house has looked like all week:
Clear blue sky. Great for hanging out, terrible for photographing. |
looking the same here! (probably something to do with being an hour away :)
Doesn't look like I'll have an entry this week :(
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09/11/2010 01:06:18 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by bohemka:
But this challenge isn't so much about us taking a great photo, it's about how kind mother nature's been to us on this exact week. And I can tell you she hasn't been kind to me. |
Agreed, though some forethought does help. We had unbelievable downpours on Wednesday (took everyone at least an extra 30 minutes to get to work) , but I also realized that if it breaks up, it will offer some very dramatic skies. So, I brought my camera with me and was rewarded when the storms broke up just before I left work. I was quite happy about it, but  Jutilda was complaining that the storm had moved her way.
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09/11/2010 01:25:09 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Originally posted by bohemka:
But this challenge isn't so much about us taking a great photo, it's about how kind mother nature's been to us on this exact week. And I can tell you she hasn't been kind to me. |
Agreed, though some forethought does help. We had unbelievable downpours on Wednesday (took everyone at least an extra 30 minutes to get to work) , but I also realized that if it breaks up, it will offer some very dramatic skies. So, I brought my camera with me and was rewarded when the storms broke up just before I left work. I was quite happy about it, but Jutilda was complaining that the storm had moved her way. |
I don't need an actual storm, just a few white fluffy clouds would be more interesting than a big blue rectangle. :) |
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